Since their very first album in 1990, The Black Crowes continued a fine tradition of recording and releasing singles and EPs with acoustic, live, and alternate take versions of their most popular songs. Their rousing version of Bob Dylan‘s classic ” Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 “ never appeared on any Black Crowes album, instead first appearing as the B-side of 1992’s “Hotel Illness “ single and then, three years later, as the most appropriate lead off track on the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ( NORML) herb-themed compilation, Hempilation 1. – Redbeard
Tag: Bob Dylan
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Rod Stewart- Forever Young- LA Troubadour 4-25-13
In his very entertaining best-selling memoir Rod, confessions are commonplace, including Rod Stewart‘s admission that he nicked the title and certainly the spirit of his 1988 international hit “Forever Young” off of the Bob Dylan song of the same name. But the song and this performance of it April 25, 2013 in the famous West Hollywood club The Troubadour are unmistakably Stewart’s, serving it appears as metaphor for both the Nobel Prize-winner Dylan as well as the Rooster-Haired One. It seemed fitting indeed to share this terrific performance by Rod Stewart with a superb band. – Redbeard
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The Band-The Last Waltz 50th- Robbie Robertson
Concluding our two-part In the Studio rockumentary on The Band, there is ample evidence in this classic rock interview as to why the late Robbie Robertson had always been one of my favorite musicians with whom to converse. A great storyteller gifted with rich language skills, the main songwriter and lead guitarist for The Band through seven studio albums 1968-1976 and the Rock of Ages legendary live set, took the opportunity to reveal, in great detail, the following long-debated issues about the first-ballot Hall of Fame quintet with the generic name:-why The Band (and Bob Dylan) moved away from Woodstock, New York after the legendary concert near there at which Dylan never appeared;
-the storied 1974 comeback tour with the re-emerging Dylan after eight years in self-imposed exile;
-detailed in-depth profiles of Band-mates Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, and Levon Helm (sadly all deceased except for Hudson);
-and how the discussions which eventually led to the legendary Last Waltz Thanksgiving concert and subsequent Martin Scorsese-directed film never included Robertson threatening to leave the band, as has been misreported for years;
-Robertson’s highly-lauded autobiography, Testimony, in conjunction with the deluxe reissue of The Last Waltz film and soundtrack . –Redbeard
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Band-The Band Best pt 2-Robbie Robertson
There is ample evidence in this conclusion of our two-part In the Studio rockumentary on The Band as to why Robbie Robertson was always one of my favorite musicians with whom to converse. A great storyteller gifted with rich language skills, The Band’s main songwriter and lead guitarist through seven studio albums 1968-1976 and the Rock of Ages legendary live set takes ample opportunity to reveal, in great detail, the following long-debated issues about the first-ballot Hall of Fame quintet with the generic name:-why they ( and Bob Dylan ) moved away from Woodstock, New York after the legendary concert there at which neither they nor Dylan appeared;
-the storied 1974 comeback tour with the re-emerging Dylan after eight years in self-imposed exile;
-detailed in-depth profiles of Band-mates Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, and Levon Helm ( the last three sadly all deceased);
-and according to Robbie, how the discussions which eventually led to the legendary Last Waltz concert and subsequent film never included Robertson threatening to leave the band, as has been misreported for years. –Redbeard
( Tuning up backstage 1974 L-R: Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm)
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Charlie Sexton-Wishing Tree-Dallas May 1995
Austin Texas-based musician Charlie Sexton’s career arc resembles more an electrocardiogram, with stops as a Bob Dylan protege, solo in the mid-’80s, then the probably too-good-to-last Arcangels with Double Trouble’s Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, plus Eric Clapton acolyte Doyle Bramhall II. But Charlie Sexton can write and sing with just the most basic of accompaniment, as we fortunately found out at the Dallas Oak Lawn Mattito’s restaurant, patio singing “Wishing Tree” back in May 1995 live on my Q102 Dallas/Ft. Worth afternoon radio Friday broadcast. Pass the Bob Armstrong dip!- Redbeard
( Me interviewing Charlie Sexton on Q102 in Dallas May 1995 )
( Charlie is the one not wearing a hat! )
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Patti Scialfa- Rumble Doll 7-93
“We would only play on the streets,” Patti Scialfa recalled about her earliest formative performing days in New York City, long before she was invited to join Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. “People would invite us to play clubs, but we thought playing clubs was selling out!” At the time of her Rumble Doll release in Summer 1993, Patti Scialfa was the epitome of the multi-tasking modern woman. She had ( and maintains) a high-profile gig in a Hall of Fame band, married the boss (literally), was the mother of their three year old and 18 month old, and was three months pregnant at the time of this interview and live performance. Why not write, record, and release a solo album in your spare time?!After listening to this rare in-depth interview about the creative process, long time friends, complicated personal and professional relationships, and negotiating the shoals of celebrity, I think you will be charmed by the sweet, smart, sincere nature of Patti Scialfa, who also performs “Valerie”,”In My Imagination”, and “Charm Light” from Rumble Doll live In the Studio. – Redbeard
